The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
MANkAro FREE Pass.
PRIpAY. JULY 8. iss7.
The CITY FATHERS WAKE Up.
Bids to be Received on Sewerage
And an Extension OF Water

The special meeting OF the council LAS
Thursday night was called to order at
p. m, Mayor Plan presiding. Roll cal
showed all the aldermen present except
Aldermen Patterson, Wood aud Wagon
who afterwards came In.
The Mayor stated that notice of Mr.
Miller's death at the stone quarry some
time ago had been served upon him
He thought that damages would be
claimed from the city, but thought that
the notice had been served too late.
He also stated that he had received q
letter inviting the council and mayor to
join the Knights of Labor in celebrating
the Fourth of July. The invitation was
accepted.
The committee on licenses reported
in favor of granting liquor lisenses to
Messrs. /. Robson and C. ID. Herbert,
ON condition that they hereafter comply
with the laws and ordinances on the
subject. The report was accepted and
licenses were granted to Messrs. Robson
herbert and Lynch.
A petition for lamp post to be 10.
Gated on the corner Of Lincoln and Gen.
ter streets was received and referred to
gas committee.
The report of F. s. Blodaett on the
sewer matter, which was published in
full in yesterdays FREE Pass, was read,
accepted, and placed on file.
The Mayor being unable to remain
longer, Vice President Hoerr was called
to the chair.
The sewer question was brought M
and freely discussed, the changes pro-
posed by Mr.. Blodgett being the main
bone of contention. 1t was brought out
that the city must either vote bonds for
the sewer, advance the money, or levy
a special assessment and do the work
next year after it has been collected
and that in case bonds are voted, $50, 0O(
is the limit of bonds that can be voted
for both sewers and water works com.
bined, not $50, 600 for each.
The city engineer urged that the Low
eth plan be not changed further thar
increasing the size of the pipes on Front
street, and in the matter of draining the
surface water. He thought that each
street should catch its share of the water
He favored Washington street for the
main sewer on account of the unsettled
condition of the water works system
On motion of Alderman Dougherty
the Loweth plan was adopted.
Alderman Pitcher moved that the city
recorder be directed to advertise fol
three weeks for bids for having the
sewer OH Front and Washington streets
according to the plans and specifications
on file. After considerable discussion
the motion was carried, IL syesand no
Alderman Boegen being the only one to
vote against the motion.
Alderman Pitcher followed up the
success of his first motion by Offering the
following resolution:
Resolved that the city recorder be
instructed to advertise three weeks fol
bids for furnishing the pipe and hyd
rants and material necessary, under
specifications TO be furnished by the
city engineer, for extending the water
mains, as follows: on Main from Broad
to Fifth street; on Fifth street from Plum
to Hickory; on Second street from Main
to Byron; on Front street from Byron to
Carroll; and ON Carroll to State and
along State to MARSHALL; thence along
Marshall street to Fulton; thence along
Bradley to Center street; and ON Cen
ter street from Broad to Lewis, all pipe
to be six inches in diameter, except the
pipe from Broad to Fifth street, which
shall be ten inches in diameter"
After some discussion the resolution
was unanimously adopted.
1t was the general sentiment of the
council that special election would be
necessary to vote upon the issue of sewer
water works and park bonds, but the
ordering of special election was left
until the meeting next Thursday night
as it would require considerable time tc
draw up the necessary resolutions. Il
was generally understood that the three
necessary resolutions will be drawn ur
before the next meeting and will be
ready for presentation at that time
Diverse opinions were expressed as tc
the probability of any or all of the three
propositions carrying.
Tho nOun,il adiourna6